Who's Afraid of the Devil

Overview

Based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm: Jakob is a poor farmer′s boy. Because of his timidity that even makes him run away from mice, he is often ridiculed by other people. Even the king is ill-disposed towards him. One day he sends Jakob to the devil to rob him of three golden hairs. This is supposed to be Jakob′s certain death. But naïve Jakob gets going and on his way even promises the oppressed subjects of the king to ask the devil for a way out of their misery.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 4, 1977

Original language

German

Spoken languages

german

Countries

East Germany

Production

DEFA,DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0230969